Bills vs. Bears, preseason week 1: TV schedule, radio broadcast and more

The Buffalo Bills begin their trio of 2024 preseason games this afternoon with a home game against the Chicago Bears. Head coach Sean McDermott revealed early Thursday morning that the team’s starters would play roughly a quarter of the game Saturday afternoon.

While the offense has thrived in training camp at St. John Fisher University, McDermott understands the importance of live game reps with so many new faces on the roster. That has implications for quarterback Josh Allen, who must continue to build chemistry with a revamped wide receiver room.

Yes, it’s preseason football and the score doesn’t matter. Bills Mafia is still tuning in, and you may be wondering how best to follow today’s action. We’ve got you covered, with all the ways to tune in below.

Bills-Bears pre-season game details

Date: Saturday August 10, 2024
Time: 1:00 PM EDT
Location: Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, NY
Weather forecast: Sunny and low 70s to start with increasing winds from 2:00 PM EDT

Bills-Bears TV info

National broadcast: Bills-Bears will be broadcast LIVE nationally on NFL Network at 1:00 PM EDT
Local TV broadcast: CBS

The match will be broadcast locally on the following channels:

Buffalo, NY: WIVB
Rochester, NY: WROC
Syracuse, NY: WSYR
Utica, NY: WPNY/WFXV/WUTR
Elmira, NY: WETM/EETM
Watertown, NY: WWTI
Albany, NY: WTEN/WXXA
Announcers: Andrew Catalon (play-by-play), Steve Tasker (color analyst), Maddy Glab (sideline reporters)

Bills-Bears streaming information

Streaming / Online: NFL+ (subscription required)

Bills-Bears radio info

Buffalo (WGR550/550 AM)
Rochester WCMF (96.5 AM) and WROC (950 AM)
Syracuse WTKW (99.5 FM) and WTKV (105.5 FM)
Binghamton (WDRE 100.5FM)
Ithaca (WIII 99.9/100.3 FM)
Bath (WVIN 98.3 FM)
Newark (WACK 1420 AM)
Dansville (WDNY 93.9 FM)
Elmira (WNGZ 1490 AM)
Auburn (WAUB 98.1 FM/1590 AM)
Geneva (WGVA 95.9 FM, 1240 AM)

Plus the rest of the Buffalo Bills Radio Network affiliate stations

Radio broadcast team: Chris Brown (play-by-play), Eric Wood (analyst) and Sal Capaccio (sideline reporter)
Satellite radio: SiriusXM — Chapters 81 & 227 (Bills feed) / Chapters 82 & 225 (Chiefs feed)